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The star tenor Andrea Bocelli sings “Maria” from the hit Broadway musical and film, West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein composed the music; lyrics are by Bernstein and Stephen Son…
Tenor Andrea Bocelli and singer Nicole Scherzinger sing a Spanish-language version of “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” a song originally written for the musical Evita by the t…
Enjoy web-exclusive footage of Chita Rivera’s concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where she sang “Carousel” from Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, th…
The dynamic Broadway singer, dancer, and actress Chita Rivera has created the iconic roles Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago— to name a few memora…
Chita Rivera’s fiery performance of the role Anita in the original Broadway cast of West Side Story made her a star. In a television interview in the mid-1960s, Rivera said much of …
Dancer, singer and actress Chita Rivera has performed in front of millions on Broadway, London’s West End, around the world, on national television and on the silver screen. She&…
In the original Broadway cast of Chicago the Musical, Chita Rivera played Velma Kelly and Gwen Verdon played Roxie Hart. The production opened in 1975 and both performers were nominated for …
A little Billy Elliot goes a long way. See him flip out in front of his father, pas de chat with his ballet teacher and piano accompanist, and work out his fouette turns. Billy Elliot the Mu…
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight: Recording artist Josh Groban recently kicked off a tour for his latest album, “Stages,” which features covers …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda in New York City on Sept. 2, 2015. Photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates and Broadway composer-playwright L…
Opera's most popular double bill, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, starring Marcelo Ãlvarez, Eva-Maria Westbroek, and Patricia Racette, comes to Great Performances at the Met Sunday, S…
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioIn our NewsHour Shares series, we show you things that caught our eye recently on the web. What about you? Leave your suggestions in the comments below, or t…
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Many of 18-year-old Miko Fogarty's friends in Orinda, Calif. will be entering college in the fall. But not Miko. She is on her way to the U.K. to pursue a caree…
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As the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death approaches this weekend, young opera singer Melvi…
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Any singer will tell you: you can't argue with good acoustics.
NewsHour’s Chief Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown recently visited Santa Fe for an upcoming segment on the …
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now to the making of a new opera from a story set amid the horror of the Civil War. The second performance is tonight in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Natalie Portman hosts Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil on Great Performances Friday, July 24 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Itzhak Perlman is the…
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On June 19, 2001, E.L. Doctorow was interviewed for American Masters " F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams. In this interview outtake, Doctoro…
Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez star in Rossini's La Donna del Lago, the Met's first production of the bel canto showcase, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 2 at 12 p.m…
The cast of the Broadway play “Ragtime” performs a scene from the play during the 1998 Tony Award Ceremonies at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 7. “Ragtime” w…
Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays the Cadenza and Variations section of John Williams’ score to the film Fiddler on the Roof for the first time. This is an excerpt from Dudamel Conducts a…
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: For nearly 40 years, the National Dance Institute in New York has given free lessons to New York public school students.
And, as Jeffrey Brow…
The Eagles, Carole King, George Lucas.
These are names you don't often see paired together, but they were three of the artists announced as recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors. T…
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: One week ago today, President Obama gave the eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of nine people shot and killed at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, …
